<p>U of Miami for me, but i'm not in love with it by far</p>
<p>Krab - as far as Lehigh, yes I'd say you are most likely in there, but I would apply to an even safer safety as a backup - someplace that you will definitely get in, like Penn State or something. The reason is that sometimes schools get the feeling that you are using them as a safety and will outright reject people who haven't shown much interest in the school. Happened to a friend of mine who was outright rejected from American U and GW despite(or maybe because of) very high SATs, GPA and great ECs and recs.</p>
<p>countdown: i'm from CNY. love cornell. hate syracuse.</p>
<p>gorgeous campus, mediocre campus
great academics, so-so academics
good hockey, horrible in every sport so much so its painful to look at
cornell area people are cool, syracuse is depressing, creepy, and slummy</p>
<p>a few reasons</p>
<p>plus, in rural NY, admission to syracuse is like getting into an ivy for a normal person. syracuse just missed the cut for the ivy league, i think</p>
<p>My safeties were Syracuse (sorry, 26e), Miami (OH), BU, Clemson, University of Washington (underrated), and Pepperdine. The only ones in there I like were UW and Pepperdine.</p>
<p>u dub is way underrated. and it's med school is top notch</p>
<p>I dont have many that are technically safeties.</p>
<p>William and Mary, USC and GW are the closest for me.</p>
<p>26e: Lehigh is actually ranked higher than NYU according to usnews. ha ha ha.</p>
<p>since they are both in the top 49 (usnews-wise), my new safeties were in fact BU and Villanova :) there you go.</p>
<p>now i know.</p>
<p>My safeties are GW and Syracuse, but the only thing is that I am applying to really intense programs in each, so I don't even know if they are really safeties.</p>
<p>i love University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign!!!</p>
<p>McGill University .......</p>
<p>I'm in Texas........so I guess UT - Austin is mine</p>
<p>It struck me that Lehigh would be ranked so high. I know it's a great engineering school, but I had no idea that overall, it is relative high in the rankings. Unfortunately, I didn't put a gross amount of passion in my Lehigh essay, but I did pinpoint some specifics that were relevant to my academic endeavors--and it turned out to be a concise essay.</p>
<p>HAHA.. not Yale because of that video..
it was all my fault!</p>
<p>lol what video are you all talking about? i think i must have missed out on some importante news :(</p>
<p>miami (oh) and Ohio State- already been accepted with honors at both so I got my safties done</p>
<p>GW.. amazing location, access to internships, great study abroad program, UNBELIEVABLE DORMS, good food, plus I love the poli comm program. I'd be happy there.</p>
<p>Penn State University Park!</p>
<p>Scmoody -
When I went down to visit my friends at GW, I thought the exact opposite. It was actually the smallest dorms I had ever seen and definately not nicer than other schools that I have seen. Which dorn did you see?</p>
<p>I don't remember the name, I visited a while ago.. but I remember being told that most of the dorms were converted apartments and hotels. Each of them apparently has a private bathroom, walk in closet, fridge, microwave and weekly maid service, and the building I saw had a separate gym.</p>